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Opinion
Pentagon aims high, hits target with DIB cybersecurity strategy
The concept of setting segmented, specialized objectives as a way to ultimately reach the daunting goal of a Zero Trust architecture is on display here.
By Shannon Vaughn
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Ukraine comms struggles spur European hunger for L3Harris radios
Reliable, low-profile means of relaying battlefield information have become a linchpin for fighting in Eastern Europe.
Intelligence official: US still leads in quantum computing ... for now
Despite investments by competitors such as China, the U.S. still leads quantum computing research according to the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
By Mark Pomerleau
Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns
Candidates running in 2018 are scared of email hacks and elaborate misinformation schemes like the ones Russia used to disrupt the 2016 campaign, and many candidates say they’re concerned they can’t rely on Congress or the White House for advice, or protection.
Idaho school works to recover data weeks after cyberattack
The Jerome School District didn’t pay a ransom, and instead opted to rebuilt server systems using backed up files — ones that hadn’t been affected by the cyberattack.
By Julie Wootton-Greener, The Times-News
Missouri attorney general weighs in on Confide messaging app
Missouri’s attorney general said Monday that he’s weighing whether to appoint a special investigator to check into use of the secretive Confide messaging app by several senior members of Gov. Eric Greitens’ office.
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FBI again finds itself unable to unlock a gunman's cellphone
The Texas church massacre is providing a familiar frustration for law enforcement: FBI agents are unable to unlock the gunman’s encrypted cellphone to learn what evidence it might hold.
Real security requires strong encryption – even if investigators get blocked [Commentary]
Today, the American public is engaged in the second round of what have been called the “encryption wars.”
By Susan Landau, Tufts University
FBI couldn't access nearly 7K devices because of encryption
The FBI hasn’t been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday, turning up the heat on a debate between technology companies and law enforcement officials trying to recover encrypted communications.
Protect your privacy: A hacker’s guide to being cyber-safe [Commentary]
People who think like hackers have some really good ideas about how to protect digital privacy during turbulent times. Here’s what they – and I – advise, and why.
By Timothy Summers, University of Maryland
DOJ official takes aim at Silicon Valley encryption
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said encryption is a valuable tool for data security and the digital economy, but noted society hasn’t before had a system where criminal evidence can be totally impervious to detection.
NIST’s lead cryptographer talks encryption’s paradigm shifts
Fifth Domain recently caught up with Dr. Lily Chen, the lead of the Cryptographic Technology Group in the Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
By Brad D. Williams